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UltraFan
How different are 777 and 777X fuselages? I take it no substantial changes were done to the new model other than lengthening. Could FAA, who is very "vigilant" of anything Boeing at the moment, dig deeper into this and demand additional testing of the current 777? And, a more pressing question I suppose, can the current 777 be affected?
The 777 seems to be about the most crash worthy aircraft flying; the little Asiana incident at SFO certainly drove that home.